“The more you are like yourself, the less you are like anyone else which makes you unique. The problem with most people is that they spend their lives trying to emulate others and so we have lots of copies but few originals.” PeopleTryingProblemLike YouUniqueOriginalsCopiesEmulateLike Yourself Author:Walt Disney
“If you write an original, its like you went in and dug a well, and you hit oil. But an adaptation, its like the oil wells on fire, and they bring you in to put the fire out and get it working again - or something like that.” IfsWritingWellsFireLike YouOriginalsOilAdaptation Author:Brian Helgeland
“My advice to female directors is not to wait until you feel like your ideas have been pre-certified or until you think you've gotten some approval for them. Then it's too late! Follow your gut. That's hard to do, but the only way to be original.” ThinkingWayFeelsHas BeensIdeasHardWaitingAdviceLike YouDirectorsLateFemaleOriginalsGutsToo LateApproval Author:Abigail Disney
“There is something really so iconic about the original Predator, and it is exciting. It's not just special effects. It's not like you bring a puppet in, these are characters and so we were involved in developing the look and the attitude of all the characters.” LooksCharacterAttitudeSpecialEffectsLike YouInvolvedExcitingOriginalsDevelopingPuppetsPredatorIconicSpecial Effects Author:Gregory Nicotero